The Holy Quran 5:113 — Surah Al-Ma'idah

Arabic text

قَالُوا۟ نُرِيدُ أَن نَّأْكُلَ مِنْهَا وَتَطْمَئِنَّ قُلُوبُنَا وَنَعْلَمَ أَن قَدْ صَدَقْتَنَا وَنَكُونَ عَلَيْهَا مِنَ ٱلشَّـٰهِدِينَ

Translation

They said, "We wish to eat from it, to put (the Imaan in) our hearts at ease, to know (to have added conviction) that you have been truthful to us (in your claim to Prophethood) and to be witnesses to it (to this wonderful event)."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The request to Isa ﵇ for the table: that is, we do not ask in order to test, but ask in hope of blessing: that provision should keep coming from the unseen without toil, so that we may stay devoted to worship with peace of heart and composure; and that, by seeing a small sample, we may attain complete certainty also in the reports of the unseen which you…

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